What about E-Coli characteristics?

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What about E-Coli characteristics?

what bacterial characteristics make E Coli particularly useful in genetic experiments?

2007-01-05 09:06:02 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases

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Eschericia coli reproduces rapidly.

Also, they will pick up exogenous DNA readily from their environment (called plasmids), making them one of the most easily genetically altered organisms known.

2007-01-05 09:07:51 · answer #1 · answered by Fergi the Great 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋